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Working to Preserve the Past While Developing Our Future    


The mission of the Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program, a joint program of the University of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Transportation, is to assist the Department in the preservation and protection of Illinois' historic and archaeological resources, to carryout research activities that enhance the educational and public service mission of the University of Illinois, and to promote and ensure the professional and public dissemination of information about the prehistory and history of Illinois.

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ITARP Featured Book
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ITARP and ATAM Join the Institute of Natural Resources Sustainability (INRS)

On February 1 ITARP and ATAM became a part of the University of Illinois' Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability (INRS).

Updates to this site and links to the newly formed Illinois State Archaeological Survey site are coming soon.

NEW PUBLICATION! Archaic Societies: Diversity and Complexity across the Midcontinent
Essential overview of American Indian societies during the Archaic period across central North America.More...

ITARP Awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
This project will focus on the cataloguing and rehousing of Cahokia archaeological artifacts.More...

Illinois Department of Transportation's Cultural Resources Management Program Nationally Honored
Dr. John Walthall and Illinois Department of Transportation's cultural resources management program awarded for excellence in cultural resource managementMore...

 

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January 26, 2010


 

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